Optimising vendor selection for information systems outsourcing under uncertainty

International Journal of Automation and Control

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 298-316

  Deng, Hepu ^a   Molla, Alemayehu ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set; Information systems outsourcing; Multicriteria analysis; Uncertainty modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; OUTSOURCING;

HUMAN DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES; OUTSOURCING DECISIONS; REAL WORLD SETTING; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; UNCERTAINTY MODELLING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651531185     PISSN: 17407516     EISSN: 17407524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAAC.2008.022183     Document Type: Article

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